A04468:2887
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
I will not say, Where were your wits, M. Harding, when ye wrote these things? But well may I say, where was your Logic? As for Divinity, it appeareth by your reckoning, ye make no great account of it. Christ, say you, prayed for Peter: Ergo, the Romaine Faith can never fail. Few children would willingly make such Arguments. Ye presume very much of the Simplicity, and Ignorance of your Reader. For think you, that Christ prayed only for Peter, and for no body else? Or think you, that Christs prayers took place in none other of all the Apostles, but only in Peter? Awake for shame: and shake of these dreams. Christ him self saith, O Father, I pray nor only for these, 1but also for them, that by their word shall believe in me. And S. Augustine thus reporteth the same prayer, as it is alleged before: Ego rogavi Paitem pro vobis, 2ne deficiat Fides vestra: I have prayed unto my Father, (not for Peter only, but) for you, that your Faith may not fail. Again he saith, Nunquid pro Petro rogabat: Pro Johanne, & Jacobo non rogabat? Did Christ pray for Peter: And did he not pray for John, and James? Certainly Origen saith, as likewise I have before alleged, Omnia, quaeque priùs dicta sunt, quaeque sequuntur, velut ad Petrum dicta, sunt omnium Communia: Al the things, that either paste before, or follow after, as spoken unto Peter, are common unto all the Apostles.
I wil not saie, Where were youre wittes, M. Hardinge, when yee wrote theise thinges? But wel maie I saie, where was your Logique? As for Diuinitie, it appeareth by youre reckening, ye make no greate accoumpte of it. Christe, saie you, praied for Peter: Ergo, the Romaine Faithe can neuer faile. Fewe children woulde willingly make sutche Argumentes. Ye presume very mutche of the Simplicitie, and Ignoraunce of youre Reader. For thinke you, that Christe praied onely for Peter, and for no body els? Or thinke you, that Christes praiers tooke place in none other of al the Apostles, but onely in Peter? Awake for shame: and shake of these dreames. Christe him selfe saithe, O Father, I praie nor onely for these,